Breathing appliances and gas masks; excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters and excluding apparatus of item no. 9019.20

HS v2022 Code: 9020

About breathing appliances and gas masks; excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters and excluding apparatus of item no. 9019.20

HS code 9020 covers a range of breathing appliances and gas masks used for various industrial, medical, and emergency applications. These products play a crucial role in protecting individuals from harmful airborne substances, making them an essential part of the broader occupational safety and health industry. The global market for breathing appliances and gas masks has been steadily growing, driven by increasing awareness of workplace safety, stringent regulatory requirements, and the need for effective respiratory protection in diverse sectors such as manufacturing, healthcare, and emergency response.

Production process

The production of breathing appliances and gas masks typically involves a combination of mechanical assembly and specialized manufacturing processes. Key steps include the fabrication of the mask or respirator body, the integration of filtration media, the incorporation of valves and other mechanical components, and the assembly of the final product. Manufacturers may utilize injection molding, die-casting, and other advanced manufacturing techniques to ensure the durability, comfort, and functionality of these critical safety devices.

Production inputs

The production of breathing appliances and gas masks requires a range of inputs, including 3926 Plastics, 7007 Glass, 8481 Taps, cocks, valves and similar appliances, and specialized filtration media. Manufacturers may also rely on advanced materials, such as 8548 Electrical parts of machinery or apparatus, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, to enhance the performance and features of their products. Additionally, the industry requires specialized machinery and equipment for the various manufacturing processes involved.

Production outputs

Breathing appliances and gas masks produced under HS code 9020 are primarily consumed by 8428 Lifting, handling, loading or unloading machinery, 8479 Machines and mechanical appliances having individual functions, not specified or included elsewhere in this chapter, and 9019 Mechano-therapy appliances; massage apparatus; psychological aptitude-testing apparatus; ozone therapy, oxygen therapy, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus. These products are essential for maintaining workplace safety and protecting individuals from exposure to hazardous airborne substances in a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, and emergency response.

Family tree for breathing appliances and gas masks; excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters and excluding apparatus of item no. 9019.20

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    A["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/90'>90: Optical, photographic, cinematographic, measuring, checking, medical or surgical instruments and apparatus; parts and accessories</a>"]
A --> B["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9020'>9020: Breathing appliances and gas masks; excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters and excluding apparatus of item no. 9019.20</a>"]

    A --> C["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9001'>9001: Optical fibres and optical fibre bundles; optical fibre cables not of heading no. 8544; sheets, plates of polarising material; lenses, prisms, mirrors, of any material; unmounted; not non optical glass</a>"]
A --> D["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9002'>9002: Lenses, prisms, mirrors and other optical elements, of any material, mounted, being parts or fittings for instruments or apparatus, other than such elements of glass not optically worked</a>"]
A --> E["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9003'>9003: Frames and mountings; for spectacles, goggles or the like, and parts</a>"]
A --> F["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9004'>9004: Spectacles, goggles and the like; corrective, protective or other</a>"]
A --> G["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9005'>9005: Binoculars, monoculars, other optical telescopes, mountings therefore; other astronomical instruments, mountings therefore, but not including instruments for radio-astronomy</a>"]
A --> H["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9006'>9006: Cameras, photographic (excluding cinematographic); photographic flashlight apparatus and flashbulbs other than discharge lamps of heading no. 8539</a>"]
A --> I["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9007'>9007: Cinematographic cameras and projectors, whether or not incorporating sound recording or reproducing apparatus</a>"]
A --> J["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9008'>9008: Image projectors, other than cinematographic; photographic (other than cinematographic) enlargers and reducers</a>"]
A --> K["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9010'>9010: Photographic (including cinematographic) laboratory apparatus and equipment, n.e.c. in chapter 90; negatoscopes; projection screens</a>"]
A --> L["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9011'>9011: Microscopes, compound optical; including those for photomicrography, cinephotomicrography or microprojection</a>"]
A --> M["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9012'>9012: Microscopes (excluding optical microscopes); diffraction apparatus</a>"]
A --> N["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9013'>9013: Lasers, other than laser diodes; other optical appliances and instruments n.e.c. in this chapter</a>"]
A --> O["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9014'>9014: Navigational instruments and appliances; direction finding compasses</a>"]
A --> P["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9015'>9015: Surveying (including photogrammetrical surveying), hydrographic, oceanographic, hydrological, meteorological or geophysical instruments and appliances, excluding compasses, rangefinders</a>"]
A --> Q["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9016'>9016: Balances; of a sensitivity of 5cg or better, with or without weights</a>"]
A --> R["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9017'>9017: Drawing, marking-out, mathematical calculating instruments (drafting machines, protractors, drawing sets etc); instruments for measuring length (e.g. measuring rods, tapes, micrometers, callipers) n.e.c.</a>"]
A --> S["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9018'>9018: Instruments and appliances used in medical, surgical, dental or veterinary sciences, including scintigraphic apparatus, other electro-medical apparatus and sight testing instruments</a>"]
A --> T["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9019'>9019: Mechano-therapy, massage appliances; psychological aptitude testing apparatus; ozone, oxygen, aerosol therapy, artificial respiration or other therapeutic respiration apparatus</a>"]
A --> U["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9021'>9021: Orthopaedic appliances; including crutches, surgical belts and trusses; splints and other fracture appliances; artificial parts of the body; hearing aids and other which are worn, carried or implanted in the body to compensate for a defect or disability</a>"]
A --> V["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9022'>9022: Apparatus based on the use of x-rays or of alpha, beta, gamma or other ionising radiations, whether or not for medical, surgical, dental or veterinary uses, including radiography or radiotherapy apparatus, x-ray tubes and other x-ray generators, high tens</a>"]
A --> W["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9023'>9023: Instruments, apparatus and models, designed for demonstrational purposes (in education or exhibitions), unsuitable for other uses</a>"]
A --> X["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9024'>9024: Machines and appliances for testing the hardness, strength, compressibility, elasticity of other mechanical properties of materials (e.g. metals, wood, textiles, paper, plastics)</a>"]
A --> Y["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9025'>9025: Hydrometers and similar floating instruments, thermometers, pyrometers, barometers, hygrometers and psychrometers, recording or not</a>"]
A --> Z["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9026'>9026: Instruments, apparatus for measuring or checking the flow, level, pressure of liquids, gases (e.g. flow meters, heat meters etc), not instruments and apparatus of heading no. 9014, 9015, 9028 or 9032</a>"]
A --> BA["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9027'>9027: Instruments and apparatus; for physical or chemical analysis (e.g. polarimeters, spectrometers), for measuring or checking viscosity, porosity, etc, for measuring quantities of heat, sound or light</a>"]
A --> BB["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9028'>9028: Gas, liquid or electricity supply or production meters, including calibrating meters therefor</a>"]
A --> BC["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9029'>9029: Revolution counter, production counters, taximeters, mileometers, pedometers and the like, speed indicators and tachometers, other than those of heading no. 9015, stroboscopes</a>"]
A --> BD["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9030'>9030: Instruments, apparatus for measuring, checking electrical quantities not meters of heading no. 9028; instruments, apparatus for measuring or detecting alpha, beta, gamma, x-ray, cosmic and other radiations</a>"]
A --> BE["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9031'>9031: Measuring or checking instruments, appliances and machines, n.e.c. or included in this chapter; profile projectors</a>"]
A --> BF["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9032'>9032: Regulating or controlling instruments and apparatus; automatic type</a>"]
A --> BG["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/9033'>9033: Machines and appliances, instruments or apparatus of chapter 90; parts and accessories n.e.c. in chapter 90</a>"]

    B --> BH["<a href='/classifications/hs/v2022/902000'>902000: Breathing appliances and gas masks; excluding protective masks having neither mechanical parts nor replaceable filters and excluding apparatus of item no. 9019.20</a>"]


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